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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 23:57 EDT (1,591 days ago) in Virgo

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2019 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 (1,590 days ago) in Leo Minor

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December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2019 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Dec 2019 at 23:12 EDT (1,588 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 20:48 EDT (1,588 days ago) in Libra

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Ursid meteor shower 2019 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 (1,587 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 22:51 EDT (1,588 days ago) in Libra

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 16:56 EDT (1,585 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 00:14 EDT (1,584 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 00:17 EDT (1,584 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 14:57 EDT (1,584 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°12'. Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 06:48 EDT (1,583 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 13:14 EDT (1,583 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 59'. Sat, 28 Dec 2019 at 20:32 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Dec 2019 at 20:56 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Sat, 28 Dec 2019 at 20:56 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Capricornus

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The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 29 Dec 2019 (1,581 days ago) in Monoceros

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 at 00:25 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 (1,580 days ago) in Monoceros

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 at 20:30 EDT (1,578 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 (1,577 days ago) in Canis Major